VDB-127818 · CVE-2018-8599 · BID 106094

Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service dropped privileges

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a dropped privileges vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-273. The product attempts to drop privileges but does not check or incorrectly checks to see if the drop succeeded. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 12/11/2018. The weakness was presented 12/11/2018 by ryan as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-8599 since 03/14/2018. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly impersonates certain file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119591 (KB4471332: Windows 10 Version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 December 2018 Security Update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91488 (Microsoft Windows Security Update December 2018).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (119591). See 127795, 127796, 127797 and 127798 for similar entries.

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Class: Dropped privileges
CWE: CWE-273 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

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Nessus ID: 119591
Nessus Name: KB4471332: Windows 10 Version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 December 2018 Security Update
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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: ryan
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-8599 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 106094 - Microsoft Windows CVE-2018-8599 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Created: 12/12/2018 08:00
Updated: 06/18/2023 08:54
Changes: 12/12/2018 08:00 (84), 04/19/2020 17:43 (7), 06/18/2023 08:54 (4)
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